The ExtraView application includes a comprehensive HTML-based help system that you can access at any time by clicking the Help button on the navigator frame. In addition, many tool tips and context-sensitive links are defined throughout the application.
When you place the mouse cursor over a screen label that has a tool tip, a small window will appear next to your mouse cursor with a definition of what this label does. These labels allow you to define help tips for your users. If you press the mouse button over a label, you will be taken to a specific page within the help system. If you do not have a specific page defined within the screen name Administrative section, you will be taken to the Help Index page. This page consists of links to detailed information about the system.
ExtraView Help screen
It is straightforward to develop your own help system within ExtraView. This can be completely separate from ExtraView’s inbuilt system, or it can completely replace the inbuilt system.
The standard Help system HTML files are stored in a directory with the path of en_US/help, within the installation directory where your ExtraView installation resides. The images embedded within the Help system are stored by default in the path en_US/images. Note that the menu buttons for the Help system are stored in the standard images directory for the system.
If you develop a complete help system, it is recommended that you set the behavior setting named HELP_HOME in the Installation Defaults menu within the ExtraView Configuration menu within Administration.
You can then set a regular index.html file within this directory, and set up a complete system from there.
When you press the Help button on the main menu, this page is accessed, in a new window.
You can obviously build the help file with internal links to navigate around the pages. You can also use the Help URL within each field of the Data Dictionary to provide context sensitive help on each field that appears on each screen such as the Add Issue and Edit Issue screens.
You can also use the standard html bookmark convention to provide a drilldown from the Data Dictionary to a place within a help page.
